Pocket money

Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do the housework to get their pocket money. The housework can include cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and ironing.

Part-time work

A part-time job is a choice for teenagers don't have pocket money or who want to make extra(额外的)money. About 15 percent of teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering(投递)newspaper, shop work and restaurant work.

Children in Britain can work at most two hour a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.

Bank account(账户)

Some children and teenagers have a bank account. A bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child's bank account. Most banks have a prepaid(预付的)bank card designed for young people.

So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially(财政上) independent person and making and looking after your own money.

【1】The best title to describe the main idea of the article is " ".

A.Getting pocket moneyB.Making extra money

C.Saving and spending moneyD.Opening bank account

【2】Most teenagers In Britain get pocket money by .

A.working in a restaurant with their parentsB.helping their parents do the house work

C.delivering newspapersD.looking for a part-time job

【3】How long are teenagers in Britain allowed to work on Sunday?

A.Two hours.B.At most two hours.

C.Less than two hours.D.More than two hours.

【4】The person who can make a decision to open an account for a child is .

A.a bank managerB.the child's parent

C.the child himselfD.the child's teacher

The person who got the fish built a fire and cooked the fish. The fish was delicious and he enjoyed his meal. He quickly finished all of the fish. Soon, he starved(挨饿) to death, as he had nothing left to eat. What about the other person? The person with the fishing rod was still hungry.

He walked to the beach step by step, but was too tired to get fishing by the time he got there. He also starved to death.

There were two more hungry people who also had received a fishing rod and a basket of fish from the old man. They received the same things that the first pair of people had, but they didn’t go their own separate ways. They agreed to find the sea together. At first, they just cooked one fish at a time as they traveled. Then, they arrived at the sea. They started to take turns fishing. Over time, they caught many fish and started their own fishing business. Both of them lived happy and healthy lives.

The first pair of people failed to cooperate with each other. The second pair achieved more and realized their dreams by working together. What lesson can you learn from this?

【1】What happened to the first pair of people after receiving gifts?

A.They ate all of the fish.B.They built a fire.

C.They walked to the beach.D.They lost their lives.

【2】Which is the correct order of the things the second pair of people did?

a. They started to take turns fishing.

b. They started their fishing business.

c. They received the gifts.

d. They decided to find the sea together

A.a-b-c-dB.c-d-a-bC.c-a-d-bD.d-c-a-b

【3】How many people were mentioned in the article?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

【4】Which of the following words can best describe the second pair of people?

A.TiredB.HelpfulC.ProudD.Rich

There was once a carpenter(木匠)who is good at _______ houses. He had no other skills and his boss was very nice, _______ he worked for his boss one year after another. _______ 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and _______ to give up the job. He wanted to try something _______.

However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to _______ to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter _______ agreed although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his _______ wasn't in it. He rushed to finish the job quickly. It was the _______ house that he had ever built.

When he finished, his boss came to ________ him. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the ________. He then said. "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks ________ your 10 years of hard work. You have built so many ________ houses for other people these years, but not one of ________... so I'm giving you this house as a gift."

Surprised, the carpenter was speechless. He had never ________ his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would do it more differently. He regretted building his final house so poorly.

【1】A.repairingB.checkingC.cleaningD.building

【2】A.andB.orC.soD.but

【3】A.AfterB.BeforeC.SinceD.Until

【4】A.acceptedB.decidedC.turnedD.preferred

【5】A.honestB.newC.luckyD.terrible

【6】A.refuseB.considerC.helpD.return

【7】A.evenB.justC.onlyD.still

【8】A.headB.heartC.armsD.legs

【9】A.badB.worstC.goodD.best

【10】A.beatB.suggestC.seeD.encourage

【11】A.workerB.bossC.memberD.stranger

【12】A.toB.ofC.atD.for

【13】A.terribleB.boringC.beautifulD.satisfied

【14】A.himselfB.yourselfC.myselfD.herself

【15】A.thoughtB.saidC.regrettedD.doubted

The 【1】 (good) time for reading is morning because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.

In studying we must have 【2】 (patient). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the 【3】 (one) text. When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we cannot get 【4】 (something) from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask "whys". If it 【5】 (understand) badly, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it 【6】 (complete) and what we've learned can be used well.

Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep 【7】 (they) in heart and do so.

—_________. I've got everything ready.

A.It's hard to sayB.I'm afraid notC.I think soD.I hope not

A.as few asB.as many asC.as little asD.as much as

The waitress was moved saying that she had never seen _______ like this before. She had studied _______ at a local college and she wanted to thank my father for his kind heart by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman later.

After a while, the soldier _______ at our table（I didn't know how he knew what my dad had done for him. ） and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning. He gave a salute（敬礼） expressing his thanks and respect for my dad. They shook hands _______ as the soldier left.

Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did what she promised to do. My dad left her a note with an email address asking for her next _______ in addition to a $ 50 tip.

Everyone saw something _________ in the human spirit that night. I hope to see more of this in the future.

【1】A.ifB.whenC.why

【2】A.look forB.care forC.pay for

【3】A.anythingB.somethingC.nothing

【4】A.cookingB.singingC.driving

【5】A.orderedB.expectedC.appeared

【6】A.simplyB.warmlyC.suddenly

【7】A.dinnerB.picnicC.show

【8】A.valuableB.seriousC.common

CCTV news hosts seem to have nothing to do with livestream （直播）stars, but these two groups broke the divide and came together for a special live broadcast.

On April 6, Buying Hubei, a nationwide online show kicked off.【1】 They worked together to help with the sales of companies in Hubei province that have been affected by CO VID-19 outbreak. Netizens were surprised by Zhu's humor during the livestream.【2】.

From hot dry noodles to navel oranges （脐橙），the show showed 16 products, all from cities in Hubei province. 【3】 Nearly 11 million people watched the pair trying different local food and repeatedly recommending （推荐）viewers to place orders. They helped sell more than 40 million yuan worth of Hubei-produced products within hours, according to media reports.

Hubei is known as the land of fish and rice.【4】 Its farm produce, from lotus roots to oranges and mushrooms, could not make their way to the market for more than two months.

With the epidemic situation greatly improving, Hubei is trying to find its footing again — with the help of the nation. Chinese netizens said, "We are unable to fight the virus on the frontline. However, we are ready to help by placing orders for Hubei products."

【5】 This is partly because they think that it could be the best way of supporting Hubei, especially people there have experienced such difficulties in combating the virus, which fully reflects our Chinese traditional value: when one falls into difficulty, all other parties come to help.

A.It lasted about two hours.

B.CCTV held the program Buying Hubei.

C.Why do people show great interest in Buying Hubei?

D.They never thought the serious news host could be so funny.

E.Zhu Guangquan and Li Jiaqi hosted a show on Taobao Live.

F.To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it was locked down.

see that kind fall until potato beat they deep wait since polite

Weekends are normally a time for shopping and last Saturday was no exception. My son Henry and I were shopping in a neighborhood market. I gave Henry a bag of 【1】 I picked out and he walked over to the scale （磅秤）. Suddenly, a man rushed over from behind, and stepped before my son who 【2】 for his turn. Henry looked shocked and scared. Seeing this I left my shopping cart and walked over to Henry, “Are you OK, honey? I saw what that man did to you. It was very 【3】 . "

When the man finished weighing his bag, his sudden turning around made all his onions 【4】 to the ground. The three of us stood there,, frozen for a moment. And then I bent down on my hands and knees and started collecting onions. After I handed the onions to the man, he accepted and put 【5】 into his bag. After Henry and I picked up all the onions, the man walked away without saying anything. We said nothing about it 【6】 we got back in the car.

On the way back home, Henry said with tears in his eyes, "Mommy, I have a terrible day. That man cut right in front of me. But we had to help him pick up his onions! Why did we do that?”

I breathed 【7】 and said, "Henry, that man seemed to have a very bad feeling today. We should forgive him. I was also angry with him for treating you rudely. But being angry with the people 【8】 behave badly doesn’t make any sense. If we hadn't helped him, we might have felt good for a moment, but then I bet we would have felt really sorry for a long time. You and I have a lot of 【9】to share. Maybe that man doesn't have much, but he still needs love. ”

A cheerful smile【10】 on Henry's face. It was a smile of promise kept. It was the best smile I had ever seen. It was a good moment. It may have been my best mommy moment ever.

—It is much more than just a hot drink. It’s a lifestyle.

A.when it was widely accepted

B.why it attracts so many people

C.how it spreads around the world